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The Nielsen Eye Center is proud to be one of the first practices in the Boston area to offer IntraLase LASIK. Approved by NASA to correct vision for its astronauts and the United States Department of Defense for its Air Force and Navy pilots, the IntraLase LASIK procedure is one of the most exciting developments in bladeless laser vision correction.
What is IntraLase?
Traditionally, LASIK was performed using a combination of laser energy and a handheld device called a microkeratome, an oscillating razor blade that could create a corneal flap. IntraLase is a computer-guided laser that can more precisely create a corneal flap according to specific measurements, leading to better outcomes. In fact, IntraLase uses a unique inside-out method to create a flap using an infrared beam of light. Focused on a precise point within the central layer of the cornea, it creates strings of microscopic bubbles that define the flap’s dimensions and width, as well as create a beveled edge, allowing the surgeon to lift and replace it with precision. In all, the process takes less than a minute.
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The Benefits of Bladeless LASIK
Unlike traditional LASIK procedures which use a blade to create a corneal flap, the IntraLase method uses a laser to produce a layer of tiny bubbles, which gently lift and separate the tissue to create a corneal flap. The custom Allegretto Wave Eye-Q Excimer Laser technology then reshapes the underlying cornea. Once the flap is made and the cornea reshaped, the surgeon will move the flap back into place, where it resets in the cornea without the need for stitches. This combination of two advanced technologies has produced some of the best results we’ve ever seen in laser vision correction. Our team strives to provide each of our patients with safety and comfort, and therefore strongly believe in the numerous advantages of the IntraLase method of LASIK surgery, including:
- Reduced anxiety associated with surgical blades
- Increased flap predictability
- Reduced risk of dry eye after surgery
- Precise and even corneal flaps
- Reduced recovery time
How Effective is IntraLase LASIK?
In a research study of patients treated with one eye using traditional LASIK, and the other eye using IntraLase LASIK, patients preferred the vision in their IntraLase eye 3 to 1 over the traditional LASIK eye. In addition, published results of Wavefront-guided procedures have reported improved contrast sensitivity and fewer higher-order aberrations, compared with standard treatment.
Some examples in more practical terms of how this would help would be an improved ability to read a road sign in a fog or more easily recognize a face in a crowd. The Wavefront-guided procedure results in a higher quality of vision. At the Nielsen Eye Center, we believe it is critical to have the most advanced LASIK technology for our patients – therefore, we use both technologies, the IntraLase bladeless laser to make the corneal flap and the custom Allegretto Wave Eye-Q Excimer Laser technology to reshape the cornea.
IntraLase LASIK Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
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